Towns with strange names.

[Woodlouse2002]

Liki End somewhere in the midlands.

[Hagar]

I rather like Old Sodbury. I think it would suit a silly old sod like me. Maybe I should move to Gloucestershire.

How about these in Somerset.

Wyke Champflower
Chilton Cantelo
Huish Episcopi
Upton Noble

or Dorset

Toller Pocorum
Sydling St Thomas
Whitchurch Canicorum
Ryme Intrinseca

More of the same somewhere in Britain.

Barton-in-the-Beans
Deaf Hill cum Langdale
Freezywater
Kill St Nicholas
Over Peover
Pennycumquick
Pease Pottage (or Peas Pottage) <- I used to pass this place every day on my way to & from Gatwick. Nobody seemed to know the correct way to spell it.

Pratt's Bottom
Pity Me
Up Ottery
Zeal Monachorum

[Woodlouse2002]

I've just remembered one!!!

Somewhere in London... St Andrews' On The Wardrobe.

[SideWinder9]

A few more in The USA

No name, CO
Gunbarell, CO
Mars, PA
Frogtown, PA
Roachtown, IL
Bald head, ME

Did you know that there are 66 different towns with the name Fairveiw in the USA? Why would a state use  it twice?

[tsunami_KNUW]

Or Hersey, Penn.  ;D Pennsylvania seems to have the most unusual names in the U.S  ;D

[Daz]

strange no one thought of this one in wales

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-Llantysiliogogogoch

its infact the longest name for a place in the world and i know it looks like jibble but check it out its real

daz

[Meyekul]

Cornwall is the capital for strange names.

Flushing - Cornwall

There's also a Flushing in New York.

[Da Judge]

Some from New Jersey:

Ho-Ho-Kus
Uranus
Neptune
Flordia

[farmerdave]

There's also a Flushing in New York.

There's also a Flushing in Ohio.

Some from New Jersey:

Ho-Ho-Kus
Uranus
Neptune
Flordia

Speaking of New Jersey, when I passed through there on vacation last year, at about every intersection there was a gas station/convenience store called Wa-Wa Mart.  How's that for strange

[Woodlouse2002]

There's also a Flushing in New York.  



There's also a Flushing in Ohio.

Well, now you know where the original Flushing is.

[flyboy 28]

Wa-Wa Mart.

I think you mean just plain "Wa-Wa"... Yes, it's a convience store around here in 'Jersey... The make the most excellent sandwiches.

[tvale80]

Theres one i know of and its Fireplace, New York

[tsunami_KNUW]

I think you mean just plain "Wa-Wa"... Yes, it's a convience store around here in 'Jersey... The make the most excellent sandwiches.

Lol! I've been to one of those! I have family that lives in Jersey. I always thought that was a funny name  ;D. Where abouts in New Jersey do you live in?

[DougC-3]

I was just innocently looking at a map of the UK and saw Maidenhead, west of London.  We don't...er... see many of those around here.  I think it's about 50 miles from Titty Hill (mentioned by Hagar above) .

[Craig.]

Over Wallop
Middle Wallop <- CraigL knows this one
Nether Wallop

Indeed:) Went to school in nether wallop most of my friends lived in over wallop so strong ties to all 3.

Peasdown St. John, Just outside of Bath. The west country in general is full of strange place names..